- John F. Kennedy's Prophetic Rebuke of Tea Party Politics—"In the speech he never got to give, the slain president spoke out against right-wing irrationality."
- Obama: I'm 'not a particularly ideological person'—"The House of Representatives is 'not focused on getting the job done for the American people,' the president said." WaPo
- Author Dinesh D'Souza: I'm Thankful America Survived 'Grown-Up Trayvon In The White House'—A cowardly deletion ensued.
- Right vs. Left in the Midwest—"Minnesota and Wisconsin are good places to compare modern progressivism and the new right." NYT
- Obama administration proposes new limits on tax-exempt political groups—Might not have the desired effect [Politico].
- GOP Candidate To Request Recount In Virginia AG Race—At 165 votes, it's too close to call.
- Sen. Sanders: Bills Blocked by Republican Filibusters
- Five Reasons We're Better Off Without The Filibuster
- How Republicans Can Still Block Obama's Judges: Blue Slips
- The Iran nuclear deal could have been done eight years ago, if Bush and Blair hadn't blocked it
- Republicans mindlessly oppose Iran nuclear deal WaPo
- Americans back Iran deal by 2-to-1 margin: Reuters/Ipsos poll
- Lara Logan Taking Leave Of Absence From 60 Minutes
- CBS News' Benghazi Review Leaves Several Big Questions Unanswered
- Lara Logan's Mystery Man—"The discredited '60 Minutes' report on Benghazi has kicked off an intriguing game of Whodunit."
- Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan says he spied for Israel—"A Hollywood producer behind hit films such as Pretty Woman and Fight Club has said he spied for Israel in support of its nuclear programme."
- Gaza becoming uninhabitable as blockade tightens, says UN—"Destruction of smuggling tunnels and renewed ban on import of construction materials have exacerbated humanitarian crisis."
- Israeli government split over joining prestigious EU science programme—"Officials seek compromise on clause requiring settlement boycott but hardliners say Israel should not give in."
- Egypt bans gatherings of more than 10 people with government approval
- Ukraine alarm at becoming EU-Russia 'battlefield'—Protestors don't want their country to be Russia's bitch.
- Thailand protesters back on the streets—What's behind the protests?
- Japan secrecy law stirs fear of limits on freedoms
- UK Prime Minister Wants To Block British People From Seeing 'Extremist' Web Sites
- Canada's Conservatives Are Using Cyberbullying to Normalize Online Surveillance
- Report: NSA Director Offered To Resign In Wake Of Snowden Leaks—Obama declined, didn't want to give Snowden a win [WSJ].
- Senators Wyden, Udall & Heinrich: End the N.S.A. Dragnet, Now NYT
- FISA court, which approves FBI, NSA surveillance, faces reform challenge from Oregon senators
- Why Care About the N.S.A.?—"A short film explores whether ordinary Americans should be concerned about online surveillance." NYT
- N.S.A. May Have Hit Internet Companies at a Weak Spot—"Security experts said they believe that government spies bypassed Google and Yahoo and targeted the fiber-optic cables that connect their data centers." NYT
- NSA surveillance: Europe threatens to freeze US data-sharing arrangements—"After Edward Snowden revelations, EU executive underlines US compliance with European law and 'how things have gone badly.'"
- Spies worry over "doomsday" cache stashed by ex-NSA contractor Snowden
- Top-Secret Document Reveals NSA Spied On Porn Habits As Part Of Plan To Discredit 'Radicalizers'
- Microsoft, suspecting NSA spying, to ramp up efforts to encrypt its Internet traffic
- Busting Eight Common Excuses for NSA Mass Surveillance
- U.N. committee calls for end to excessive electronic spying
- The FBI's Files on Camus and Sartre Confirm the Utter Meaninglessness of It All
- German politicians to get encrypted phones
- Edward Snowden a 'hero' for NSA disclosures, Wikipedia founder says—Vote for Snowden for this year's Person of the Year. (Ironically, you need to log into either Facebook or Twitter.)
- 'Say NO to surveillance state!' Buses thanking Snowden cruise Washington
- Guardian wins Liberty award for articles about GCHQ and NSA spying—"Newspaper named Independent Voice of the Year in recognition of 'ethical journalism essential to the rule of law.'"
- What Chelsea Manning is thankful for this Thanksgiving
- Julian Assange unlikely to be charged in US
- Microsoft Confirms That "Excessive Profanity" In Xbox Upload Studio Videos Can Cost You Account Privileges
- Google busts child pornographer through Picasa library search
- Twitch cracks down on inappropriate PS4 streamers
